The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on December 25, 1991, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.
Ambassador of the United States to Azerbaijan | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Robert Finn as Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
Formation | March 16, 1992 |
Website | Ambassador to Azerbaijan |
The Baku embassy was opened by interim ambassador Robert Finn on March 16, 1992.
Representative | From | To | Title | Appointed by |
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Robert Finn | March 16, 1992 | September 15, 1992 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | George H. W. Bush |
Richard Miles | September 16, 1992 | November 5, 1993 | Ambassador | |
Richard Kauzlarich | April 20, 1994 | July 20, 1997 | Ambassador | Bill Clinton |
Stanley T. Escudero | December 4, 1997 | October 1, 2000 | Ambassador | |
Ross L. Wilson | October 11, 2000 | April 24, 2003 | Ambassador | |
Reno L. Harnish | December 1, 2003 | April 24, 2006 | Ambassador | George W. Bush |
Anne E. Derse | July 3, 2006 | January 22, 2009 | Ambassador | |
Donald Lu | July 4, 2009 | July 2010 | Chargé d'affaires | Barack Obama |
Matthew Bryza[1][2] | January 10, 2011 | January 5, 2012 | Ambassador | |
Richard Morningstar | July 20, 2012 | July 31, 2014[3] | Ambassador | |
Robert Cekuta | February 19, 2015 | March 31, 2018[4] | Ambassador | |
William R. Gill | April 1, 2018 | March 11, 2019 | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Donald Trump |
Earle D. Litzenberger[5] | March 12, 2019[6] | July 26, 2022 | Ambassador | |
Hugo Guevara | July 26, 2022 | January 18, 2024 | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Joe Biden |
Mark W. Libby | January 18, 2024[7] | Incumbent | Ambassador |